Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, rising young soprano Elizabeth Fisher returns to Florida State University for the second year of her Masters degree in Vocal Performance, studying with David Okerlund. In Florida State Opera's 2020/2021 season, she coached the roles of Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor) and Juliette (Romeo et Juliette) with the opera department. On the main stage, she will be singing the role of Miriam in Lee Hoiby's The Scarf and Konstanze (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) in a Mozart Scene Concert with a full orchestra. Recently, Ms. Fisher received an Encouragement Award from the Nebraska District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She also won First Place in the MiOpera Vocal Competition, University Division. During her first year at Florida State, Fisher portrayed the roles of Héro in Berlioz's Beatrice et Bénédict and Malwina in Marschner's Der Vampyr. She also won the Beaulieu Vocal Competition. Fisher graduated from Drake University, where she received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance under the tutelage of Andrew Ryker and Dr. Leanne Freeman-Miller. There, she performed Nannetta in Verdi's Falstaff, Papagena and Pamina (cover) in Mozart's Die Zauberflüte, and Laetitia in Menotti's The Old Maid and the Thief. During her time at Drake University, Ms. Fisher appeared as a soloist with the Drake Choir in multiple works, including the soloist in Mozart's Regina Coeli. She received First Place at the District Region of the NATS competition in both 2017 and 2018.